Aristotle's Theory of Substance: Difference between revisions
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<hr>'''Being a human exists in virtue of individuals existing'''. | <hr>'''Being a human exists in virtue of individuals existing'''. | ||
Example 1: The form of a chair exists and depends on its particulars, i.e., the existence of an actual instance of a chair. Thus the form of the chair is real, it exists and '''''it is in the object''''' or imminent; it is present in the object. See [[Immanent Realism]]. | Example 1: The form of a chair exists and depends on its particulars, i.e., the existence of an actual instance of a chair. Thus the form of the chair is real, it exists and '''''it is <u>in</u> the object''''' or imminent; it is present in the object. See [[Immanent Realism]]. | ||
Example 2: There is an animal. This statement is true because there is Socrates, and Socrates is an animal. | Example 2: There is an animal. This statement is true because there is Socrates, and Socrates is an animal. | ||